Song of Ice Fire Game of Pb - Softcover

George R.R. Martin

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9780007515981: Song of Ice Fire Game of Pb

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0007515987 ISBN 13: 9780007515981

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers, 2012

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HBO's hit series A GAME OF THRONES is based on George R R Martin's internationally bestselling series A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE, the greatest fantasy epic of the modern age.George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire series has set the benchmark for contemporary epic fantasy. Labelled by Time magazine as one of the top 100 most influential people in the world, Martin has conjured a world as complex and vibrant as that of J.R.R. Tolkien, populated by a huge cast of fascinating, complex characters, and boasting a history that stretches back twelve thousand years.Three great storylines weave through the books, charting the civil war for control of the Seven Kingdoms; the defence of the towering Wall of ice in the uttermost north against the unearthly threat of the Others; and across the Narrow Sea the rise to power of Daenerys Targaryen and the last live dragons in the world.The HBO adaption of A GAME OF THRONES has aired world-wide to critical acclaim.The box set includes:A GAME OF THRONESA CLASH OF KINGSA STORM OF SWORDS, 1: STEEL AND SNOWA STORM OF SWORDS, 2: BLOOD AND GOLDA FEAST FOR CROWSA DANCE WITH DRAGONS, 1: DREAMS AND DUSTA DANCE WITH DRAGONS, 2: AFTER THE FEAST

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About the Author:

George R.R. Martin is the author of fourteen novels, including five volumes of A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE, several collections of short stories and numerous screen plays for television drama and feature films. He lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

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`When times are tough, there is no better distraction than these magical tales' Guardian`Martin has not only raised the bar for writers of epic fantasy but pushed and stretched the boundaries of the novel itself' The Times`Fantasy fiction's equivalent to THE WIRE' Telegraph`Complex storylines, fascinating characters, great dialogue, perfect pacing, and the willingness to kill off even his major characters' LA Times`Mr Martin is a literary dervish, bursting with the wild vision of the very best tale tellers' New York Times

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